Picasso

Prints

Our print department, directed by Frédérique Sené, sets up two annual sales (800 lots) with our expert Sylvie Colligon.

Our best sales since 2006 :

FRANCISCO GOYA Los caprichos.
Set of 80 tacked shelves, including an auto portrait
Dimension: 340 x 255 cm

Estimate: 15 000-18 000 €
Sold: 18 588 € (ca. 28 008 $)

on April 21, 2008

 

ALBRECHT DÜRER
“melancholia”
Hollstein, Meder 75 ; Strauss 79 IIe. II sans doute d/f. 239 x 188 cm. Burin.
Belle épreuve un peu jaunie, très finement doublée. Coupée au cuivre.

Estimate: 2 000-3 000 €
Sold: 10 533 € (ca. 15 560 $)

on April 21, 2008

 

HENRI RIVIERE
Woman picking up pin needles, bank of the Trieux. Plate of the Breton lanscapes, 1891. (Toudouze p.63 ; Fields 35) 230 x 340. Color-printed wood. Light spots, large margins. Frame.

Est. 1 000/1 200 euros
Sold 4 686 euros
on April 3rd 2007

 

JAN MULLER
Minerva giving the weapons to Perseus. Engraved after B.Spranger. (Hollstein 59 II and /II) 567 x 398. Engraving. Beautiful print, slightly yellowed and stained , small gaps (due to worms). Horizontal fold and a few other folds.

Est. 1 000/1 200 euros
Sold 11 592 euros
on April 3rd 2007

 

KEES VAN DONGEN
Blond young woman, 1927. Plate from the "Women" portfolio. Editions les Quatre Chemins, Paris 1927. (Juffermans 14) 335 x 200. Beautiful print that slightly turned pale, large yellowed margins, light stains. Frame.

Est. 500/600 euros
Sold 4 069 euros
on April 3rd 2007

 

PABLO PICASSO
Quicksands. Pierre Reverdy - First plate. 1966. (Cramer 136; Bloch 1183) 380 x 275. Aquatint.Signed. Numbered 10/50. Yellowed. Slight redness. Paper : 580 x 460.

Est. 2 300/2 500 euros
Sold 3 699 euros

on April 3rd 2007

 

JAMES TISSOT
Promenade in the snow. (W.48 II et/III) 568 x 263. Etching and etching needle. Beautiful print on laid paper, slightly yellowed . A few scratches. Small holes and rips on the sides.

Est. 2 000/2 200 euros
Sold 4 439 euros

on April 3rd 2007

 

HENRI MATISSE
Poems. Stéphane Mallarmé, 1932. Lausanne, A.Skira editor. Thirteen plates from the 29 etchings on laid paper. Ch.env. 270 x 235. Beautiful lot, a few stress marks, light stains, uneven edges with tiny gaps on one of the plates.

Est. 1 500/1 800 euros
Sold 9 619 euros

on April 3rd 2007

 

For any further information, please contact:

Frédérique Sené (sene-f@tajan.com)
Spécialiste
+33 (0)1 53 30 30 48

Barbara Dembinski (dembinski-b@tajan.com)
+ 33 (0)1 53 30 31 04